The burden of uncomplicated cases of chickenpox in Israel

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-57

  Somekh, E ^a,d   Dalal, I ^a,d   Shohat, T ^b   Ginsberg, G M ^c   Romano, O ^b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALAMINE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036665192     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0977     Document Type: Article

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